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Colorado House committee advances Democratic bill to reduce penalties for ‘extreme indifference’ murder
Marissa Ventrelli | marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Lawmakers on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee narrowly passed a bill proposing changes to the state’s sentencing guidelines for murders facilit…
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Local Government
Colorado budget plan seeks to keep $306 million by canceling TABOR refunds
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
National
House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump
Kevin Freking | kevin.freking@associatedpress.com
Colorado Legislature
A proposed Democratic bill would make taking Colorado workers’ IDs a crime
Marissa Ventrelli | marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
2026 Elections
Republicans Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx win spots in Colorado gubernatorial primary at party assembly
Ernest Luning | ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Courts
Colorado Supreme Court concerned about police overreach in interrogations
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado Supreme Court considers new requirement for leaving-the-scene convictions
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado Supreme Court weighs transgender services case involving Children’s Hospital and federal threats
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Calendar
Colorado Politics Calendar Mar. 2-9
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | 02/28/2026
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…
Opinion
The grift at the core of Colorado ed department’s ‘innovation programs’ | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan | paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado’s K-12 school finance, transparency and accountability systems have urgent, connected problems with a slow-motion state response. Money is spill…
